General Q & A

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1. Is there an onboard PDF to CAD in Chief Architect yet ?

   By mthd97, February 24, 2023
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   • mthd97
   • February 24, 2023

2. Different floor material areas

   By kearasimmons, March 19, 2023   

   • floors
   • materials
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     • floors
     • materials
     • polyline
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   • Alaskan_Son
   • March 19, 2023

3. Material Lists Backsplash Square Footage

   By pjames, May 4, 2023
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   • ChiefArmstrong
   • May 5, 2023

4. Where To Set The Line Weight Of A Multi Selection Box?

   By HumbleChief, July 10, 2023
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   • HumbleChief
   • July 10, 2023

5. Two recessed lights in soffit overhang don't look like the others, stuck.

   By Electromen, October 9, 2023
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   • Electromen
   • October 9, 2023

6. How do I display the sqft total coverage of a driveway object?

   By cbucks, March 9, 2024
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   • cbucks
   • March 10, 2024

7. Use Default Material

   By jtcapa1, January 3
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   • DBCooper
   • January 8

8. Dimension Line Settings

   By CRHDesign, June 23, 2014   

   • dimension line
   • arrow
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     • arrow
     • line arrow
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   • CRHDesign
   • June 23, 2014

9. Kitchen Counter / Base Cabinet Hatch Color

   By buzzsaw204, January 25, 2015
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   • buzzsaw204
   • January 25, 2015

10. chief mobile, apple vs android

    By GMRothChief, October 5, 2015   

    • chief mobile
    • apple vs andriod
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    • DRAWZILLA
    • October 5, 2015

11. Importing Terrain Data

    By mvman57, January 5, 2016   

    • terrain data
    • terrain data import
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      • terrain data
      • terrain data import
      • terrain import
      • data import
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    • Chopsaw
    • July 21, 2016

12. Pedestal Import from SketchUp

    By NightMyst, July 17, 2016   

    • SketchUp
    • Import
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      • SketchUp
      • Import
      • Naming Conventions
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    • Dennis_Gavin
    • July 18, 2016

13. Showing below grade foundation walls on foundation plan for walkout foundation

    By djhplanning, August 31, 2016   

    • foundation
    • below grade foundation walls
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      • foundation
      • below grade foundation walls
      • walkout
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    • DRAWZILLA
    • August 31, 2016

14. commercial doors

    By mdarch47, December 30, 2016   

    • hollow metal frames
    • hollow metal door
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      • hollow metal door
      • commercial door
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    • justmejerry
    • December 31, 2016

15. Modifying a schedule item

    By braneks, April 28, 2019
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    • braneks
    • April 28, 2019

16. cannot send different floors to same layout

    By teknoell, June 19, 2019
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    • teknoell
    • June 19, 2019

17. Help needed: How to turn on truss labels...

    By mrrozhall, January 15, 2020
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    • GeneDavis
    • January 15, 2020

18. First project w/ X12

    By BigKahuna, February 4, 2020
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    • BigKahuna
    • February 5, 2020

19. Recent update glitches

    By Tricia, May 12, 2020
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    • Joe_Carrick
    • May 12, 2020

20. Layout Importing issue

    By PeterPodlas, June 4, 2020
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    • PeterPodlas
    • June 4, 2020

21. Panels with cabinets

    By GeneDavis, August 19, 2021
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    • Kbird1
    • August 20, 2021

22. Thernal Envelope data missing from material list

    By pattyw, August 15, 2022
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    • glennw
    • August 15, 2022

23. Window Casing Over Zip Wall Not In Correct Location

    By j2narchitecture, March 19, 2023
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    • j2narchitecture
    • March 20, 2023

24. Materials list building area

    By pjames, May 4, 2023
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    • ChiefArmstrong
    • May 5, 2023

25. Microsoft surface pro 7 or 8 with X15

    By HabitatAlan, July 10, 2023
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    • RobDesLLC
    • July 22, 2023